[Federal Register: January 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 15)]
[Notices]               
[Page 3684-3685]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 
New Export Visa Stamp for Certain Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the Republic of Maldives

January 19, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing 
for the use of a new export visa stamp.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 27, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.

    Effective on January 27, 1999, a new export visa stamp will be 
required for shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in 
Maldives and exported from Maldives on or after December 10, 1998. The 
new stamp reflects the name change of ``CUSTOMS MALDIVES'' to 
``MALDIVES CUSTOMS SERVICE'' but is otherwise unchanged. There will be 
a grace period from December 10, 1998 through February 28, 1999, during 
which products exported from Maldives may be accompanied by either the 
old or new export visa stamp. Products exported from Maldives on or 
after March 1, 1999 must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., room 3104, Washington, 
DC.
    See 47 FR 36879, published on August 24, 1982.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 19, 1999.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on August 18, 1982, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain cotton, 
wool and man-made fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in 
Maldives for which the Government of the Republic of Maldives has 
not issued an appropriate export visa.
    Effective on January 27, 1999, you are directed to amend further 
the directive dated August 18, 1982 to provide for the use of a new 
export visa stamp issued by the Government of the Republic of 
Maldives to accompany shipments of textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Maldives and exported from Maldives on or after 
December 10, 1998. This new visa stamp reflects the name change of 
``CUSTOMS MALDIVES'' to ``MALDIVES CUSTOMS SERVICE'' but is 
otherwise unchanged.
    Textile products exported from Maldives during the period 
December 10, 1998 through February 28, 1999 may be accompanied by 
either the old or new export visa stamp. Products exported from 
Maldives on or after

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March 1, 1999 must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.
    Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this 
directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa 
shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 99-1532 Filed 1-22-99; 8:45 am]
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